Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Dishcloths

How wonderful are these! I enjoy knitting dishcloths. They are easy to knit, take with you, practical, great to give and fun to receive. The patterns are: Grandma's Favorite and Ball Band Dishcloth. I have gotten over the idea that Grandma's Dishcloths need to be all the same color. I noticed my friend Ann knitting one and when she ran out of yarn she just used another color. OMG! what a good idea, now I have a use for all those little scraps I have saved.
Grandma's Favorite

1 ball of worsted weight cotton like Sugar N’ Cream or Peaches & Cream
Needle size 8

DIRECTIONS
Cast on 4 stitches
Knit one row
Increase Row: Knit 2, yarn over, knit to the end of the row
Repeat this row until there are 44 stitches on your needle

Decrease Row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 2 together, knit to the end of the row
Repeat decrease row until 8 stitches remain

Knit 2 together 4 times
Bind off


The Ballband Dishcloth pattern is found on the yarn band of Peaches & Cream yarn (I have found it at Walmart) and on this web site: Ballband Dishcloth